44:56 Well, not really. Modern English is indeed a result of the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, after which Old French words began pouring into Old English, giving birth to Middle English, and the Viking incursions that introduced a bit of Old Norse into Old English ( very little ). But the reason for the inconsistent vowel pronunciation is not because of that. English used to have a very consistent vowel pronunciation ( similar to Italian or Spanish ) However a phenomenon called “The Great Vowel Shift” changed this as people began pronouncing vowels as we do today. This happened in conjunction to the standardization of Written English, which happened before the pronunciation changes fully stabilized. This is what lead to the current inconsistencies.
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44:56
Well, not really.
Modern English is indeed a result of the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, after which Old French words began pouring into Old English, giving birth to Middle English, and the Viking incursions that introduced a bit of Old Norse into Old English ( very little ).
But the reason for the inconsistent vowel pronunciation is not because of that.
English used to have a very consistent vowel pronunciation ( similar to Italian or Spanish )
However a phenomenon called “The Great Vowel Shift” changed this as people began pronouncing vowels as we do today.
This happened in conjunction to the standardization of Written English, which happened before the pronunciation changes fully stabilized.
This is what lead to the current inconsistencies.